Hundreds of residents of the Afghan province of Wardak rallied in Kabul over the weekend to protest the continued presence of U.S. forces. Afghan President Hamid Karzai has banned U.S. special forces from Wardak amidst allegations of the disappearances of nine Afghan civilians. The U.S. military appears to have ignored the ban, prompting a march by Wardak residents on the Afghan parliament.

Khalilullah Ibrahimkhail: “We have gathered here to protest against the special forces in Wardak. They enter people’s houses and torture innocent people. They have also detained 10 people, and it is not clear what has happened to them.”